diff --git a/src/common/application-update/selected-update-channel/default-update-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/application-update/selected-update-channel/default-update-channel.injectable.ts
index 90dc22457a..44d7ff364e 100644
--- a/src/common/application-update/selected-update-channel/default-update-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/application-update/selected-update-channel/default-update-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -3,23 +3,12 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import appSemanticVersionInjectable from "../../vars/app-semantic-version.injectable";
-import type { UpdateChannelId } from "../update-channels";
+import releaseChannelInjectable from "../../vars/release-channel.injectable";
 import { updateChannels } from "../update-channels";
 
 const defaultUpdateChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "default-update-channel",
-
-  instantiate: (di) => {
-    const appSemanticVersion = di.inject(appSemanticVersionInjectable);
-    const currentReleaseChannel = appSemanticVersion.prerelease[0]?.toString();
-
-    if (currentReleaseChannel in updateChannels) {
-      return updateChannels[currentReleaseChannel as UpdateChannelId];
-    }
-
-    return updateChannels.latest;
-  },
+  instantiate: (di) => updateChannels[di.inject(releaseChannelInjectable)],
 });
 
 export default defaultUpdateChannelInjectable;
diff --git a/src/common/application-update/update-channels.ts b/src/common/application-update/update-channels.ts
index dff1e5879e..5d166eabdb 100644
--- a/src/common/application-update/update-channels.ts
+++ b/src/common/application-update/update-channels.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const alphaChannel: UpdateChannel = {
   moreStableUpdateChannel: betaChannel,
 };
 
-export const updateChannels: Record<UpdateChannelId, UpdateChannel> = {
+export const updateChannels = {
   latest: latestChannel,
   beta: betaChannel,
   alpha: alphaChannel,
diff --git a/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78cc79cdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import type { UpdateChannelId } from "../application-update/update-channels";
+import appSemanticVersionInjectable from "./app-semantic-version.injectable";
+
+const releaseChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "release-channel",
+  instantiate: (di): UpdateChannelId => {
+    const appSemanticVersion = di.inject(appSemanticVersionInjectable);
+    const currentReleaseChannel = appSemanticVersion.prerelease[0];
+
+    switch (currentReleaseChannel) {
+      case "latest":
+      case "beta":
+      case "alpha":
+        return currentReleaseChannel;
+      default:
+        return "latest";
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+export default releaseChannelInjectable;
diff --git a/src/features/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts b/src/features/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
index 0462bee3d4..eb35e84be9 100644
--- a/src/features/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,36 @@ describe("downgrading version update", () => {
   });
 
   [
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.latest,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.beta,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.alpha,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.latest,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0-latest",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.beta,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0-latest",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.alpha,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0-latest",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
     {
       updateChannel: updateChannels.latest,
       appVersion: "4.0.0-beta",
@@ -50,16 +80,21 @@ describe("downgrading version update", () => {
       appVersion: "4.0.0-beta",
       downgradeIsAllowed: false,
     },
-    {
-      updateChannel: updateChannels.beta,
-      appVersion: "4.0.0-beta.1",
-      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
-    },
     {
       updateChannel: updateChannels.alpha,
       appVersion: "4.0.0-beta",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.latest,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0-alpha",
       downgradeIsAllowed: true,
     },
+    {
+      updateChannel: updateChannels.beta,
+      appVersion: "4.0.0-alpha",
+      downgradeIsAllowed: false,
+    },
     {
       updateChannel: updateChannels.alpha,
       appVersion: "4.0.0-alpha",
diff --git a/src/features/application-update/installing-update.test.ts b/src/features/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
index 7063fcfaa1..973095d72d 100644
--- a/src/features/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe("installing update", () => {
       it("checks for updates", () => {
         expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.any(Object),
-          { allowDowngrade: true },
+          { allowDowngrade: false },
         );
       });
 
diff --git a/src/features/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts b/src/features/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
index 56937ab0b4..3e7ce4a893 100644
--- a/src/features/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
       it('checks updates from update channel "alpha"', () => {
         expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           updateChannels.alpha,
-          { allowDowngrade: true },
+          { allowDowngrade: false },
         );
       });
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
         it('checks updates from update channel "beta"', () => {
           expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             updateChannels.beta,
-            { allowDowngrade: true },
+            { allowDowngrade: false },
           );
         });
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
           it('finally checks updates from update channel "latest"', () => {
             expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
               updateChannels.latest,
-              { allowDowngrade: true },
+              { allowDowngrade: false },
             );
           });
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       updateChannels.latest,
-      { allowDowngrade: true },
+      { allowDowngrade: false },
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/check-for-updates-starting-from-channel.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/check-for-updates-starting-from-channel.injectable.ts
index caf695ff80..0381c883a6 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/check-for-updates-starting-from-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/check-for-updates-starting-from-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ const checkForUpdatesStartingFromChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "check-for-updates-starting-from-channel",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
-    const checkForPlatformUpdates = di.inject(
-      checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable,
-    );
-
+    const checkForPlatformUpdates = di.inject(checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable);
     const updateCanBeDowngraded = di.inject(updateCanBeDowngradedInjectable);
 
     const _recursiveCheck = async (
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/update-can-be-downgraded.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/update-can-be-downgraded.injectable.ts
index 08fd1d933d..aa8fb1b131 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/update-can-be-downgraded.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/update-can-be-downgraded.injectable.ts
@@ -5,24 +5,19 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { computed } from "mobx";
 import selectedUpdateChannelInjectable from "../../../common/application-update/selected-update-channel/selected-update-channel.injectable";
-import appVersionInjectable from "../../../common/vars/app-version.injectable";
-import { SemVer } from "semver";
+import releaseChannelInjectable from "../../../common/vars/release-channel.injectable";
 
 const updateCanBeDowngradedInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "update-can-be-downgraded",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
     const selectedUpdateChannel = di.inject(selectedUpdateChannelInjectable);
-    const appVersion = di.inject(appVersionInjectable);
+    const releaseChannel = di.inject(releaseChannelInjectable);
 
-    return computed(() => {
-      const semVer = new SemVer(appVersion);
-
-      return (
-        semVer.prerelease[0] !==
-        selectedUpdateChannel.value.get().id
-      );
-    });
+    return computed(() => (
+      selectedUpdateChannel.value.get().id === "latest"
+      && releaseChannel !== "latest"
+    ));
   },
 });